City of Phoenix v. Sittenfeld

This is an appeal by the City of Phoenix, a municipal corporation, hereinafter called defendant, from a judgment in favor of Charles Sittenfeld, hereinafter called plaintiff. The facts of the case are not in dispute, and may be stated as follows: Plaintiff was for some time prior to August 31, 1934, employed as a policeman by defendant. On that date he was temporarily laid off from his employment because the police department of defendant was operating in excess of its budget. He made application before the civil service board of said city for a hearing upon the order laying him off, but the…